Ebola in DR Congo: Vaccine trial to start as WHO warns about speed of infections
- The Ervebo vaccine does help protect against the Zaïre species of Ebola but currently there are no proven vaccines or treatments f
- WHO says vaccines for Ebola virus disease being allocated to DRC amid largest outbreak that has killed nearly 2,500.
- As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles to manage its largest outbreak of the Ebola virus, it is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine which has been effective in previous epidemics.
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- The Ervebo vaccine does help protect against the Zaïre species of Ebola but currently there are no proven vaccines or treatments f
- WHO says vaccines for Ebola virus disease being allocated to DRC amid largest outbreak that has killed nearly 2,500.
- As the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles to manage its largest outbreak of the Ebola virus, it is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine which has been effective in previous epidemics.
Sources: Al Jazeera, BBC News